Boys' name · since 2002
Nymir
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 432 babies named Nymir, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,618 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,202 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 432
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nymir currently ranks #2202 among boys' names in America, with 432 babies recorded since 2002.
Nymir has 432 recorded births among boys since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2202 as of the latest data, more common than 84% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #8,618 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,202 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 432 born since 2002
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nymir ranks #8,618 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,202 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 432 born since 2002, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8,618 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,202 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 432
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nymir's 432 recorded births place it above 81.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
How Nymir compares
432 Top 47% higher than 53% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nymir's all-time total is 17% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nymir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 432 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nymir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nymir's full recorded timeline at 2015, 81% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 19% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 65 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nymir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Nymir by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (283 births, 66% of the file).
2020s was Nymir's strongest decade.
283 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Nymir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 58
2000s
58 births
- 2010s 91
2010s
91 births
- 2020s
2020s
283 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 283 births (66% of all-time use).
Nymir by state
Where Nymir concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 33 | 7.6% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 16 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 16 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 15 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 11 | 2.5% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 11 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 5 | 1.2% |
33 of 432 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Nymir appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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- North Carolina records the most Nymirs (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nymir draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.